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Anyone familary with the Christian market?

by NobleSavage
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I just got a killer christian .com My plan is to flip it. In the mean time I might build something on it to increase the value. I'm willing to spend up to a $1000 on it. I have my own ideas, but wonder what yours are?
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  • Profile picture of the author internetmarketer1
    I have never actually built a website in the Christian niche, but I have in the past in similar niches.

    Definitely flip it and build it so it makes some money consistently. Just be sure to really build the site the right way and to really get a good income with it before you sell it. You want it to be sold for a very good price on Flippant, or whatever site you plan on using.
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  • Profile picture of the author mojojuju
    I would create my own sect of Christianity and use the domain for its official web site. I would just keep building followers to my variant of Christianity and when I reach 10,000 followers, I should be able to get a good amount of money from each of them each month. Build a religion.
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    • Profile picture of the author NobleSavage
      Originally Posted by mojojuju View Post

      I would create my own sect of Christianity and use the domain for its official web site. I would just keep building followers to my variant of Christianity and when I reach 10,000 followers, I should be able to get a good amount of money from each of them each month. Build a religion.
      Don't think I haven't thought of that. I could incorporate as a church and have major tax advantages.
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      • Profile picture of the author mojojuju
        Originally Posted by NobleSavage View Post

        Don't think I haven't thought of that. I could incorporate as a church and have major tax advantages.
        Just go to some nearby churches tomorrow and find out what they're promising their followers in the afterlife, and then you just need to make bigger promises. Also, find out what the existing churches consider sinful and then for your church you just remove some of those sins. You'll get more followers that way if they feel they have a bit more freedom in their behavior.
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        • Profile picture of the author NobleSavage
          Originally Posted by mojojuju View Post

          Just go to some nearby churches tomorrow and find out what they're promising their followers in the afterlife, and then you just need to make bigger promises. Also, find out what the existing churches consider sinful and then for your church you just remove some of those sins. You'll get more followers that way if they feel they have a bit more freedom in their behavior.
          From what I can tell, churches IRL or or on TV grow rapidly when they have a charismatic leader. Maybe I cold do a JV with someone charismatic to make youtube videos and podcasts, etc.
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          • Profile picture of the author mojojuju
            Originally Posted by NobleSavage View Post

            From what I can tell, churches IRL or or on TV grow rapidly when they have a charismatic leader. Maybe I cold do a JV with someone charismatic to make youtube videos and podcasts, etc.
            A charismatic leader is a must. You can probably find someone on Fiverr who will be able to make the videos and podcasts you'll need while doing it with the charismatic presence you'll need to take this to the next level.. You'll have the success of a Manson, or an Osteen..


            Originally Posted by GailTrahd View Post

            ahhhh . . . now you've left Christianity behind and you're into religion - two different animals.
            Emm, what? Two different animals? Christianity is the world's largest religion.
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  • Profile picture of the author GailTrahd
    ahhhh . . . now you've left Christianity behind and you're into religion - two different animals.
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  • Profile picture of the author MrJoeRed
    I was a church going Christian until I realized it's just a business -_-
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    • Profile picture of the author mojojuju
      Originally Posted by MrJoeRed View Post

      I was a church going Christian until I realized it's just a business -_-
      It is a lot like a business. Churches, at least the ones I'm thinking of, are structured like, and operate like businesses.

      What they are in the business of doing, I'm not sure. But they kind of resemble the entertainment business. It is entertainment, in a way, because the church service entertains the churchgoers' feelings every Sunday in both mind and spirit. They go away feeling good and uplifted, like after a visit to a brothel.

      Yep, it's entertainment.

      And you'll find nothing in the bible which resembles the churches of today. You won't find the idea of pastors who are paid a salary either.
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      • Profile picture of the author NobleSavage
        Originally Posted by mojojuju View Post

        It is a lot like a business. Churches, at least the ones I'm thinking of, are structured like, and operate like businesses.

        What they are in the business of doing, I'm not sure. But they kind of resemble the entertainment business. It is entertainment, in a way, because the church service entertains the churchgoers' feelings every Sunday in both mind and spirit. They go away feeling good and uplifted, like after a visit to a brothel.

        Yep, it's entertainment.

        And you'll find nothing in the bible which resembles the churches of today. You won't find the idea of pastors who are paid a salary either.
        Entertainment is key. Selling hope is key. I think the stick is to convince your audience that they are broken and need your solution.
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        • Profile picture of the author mojojuju
          Originally Posted by NobleSavage View Post

          Entertainment is key. Selling hope is key. I think the stick is to convince your audience that they are broken and need your solution.

          That's what a lot of contemporary Christian churches are doing now. Their activities mirror those of the self-help guru industry. They promise to "fix" people who are broken. They have the answer and the answer comes through Jesus - I mean the charismatic pastor.
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        • Profile picture of the author Mike Anthony
          Originally Posted by NobleSavage View Post

          I think the stick is to convince your audience that they are broken and need your solution.

          Its been done already. They are called internet marketers. btw its shtick.
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          • Profile picture of the author NobleSavage
            Originally Posted by Mike Anthony View Post

            Its been done already. They are called internet marketers. btw its shtick.
            And I'm sure it can be done again. Thank for the spelling tip!
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            • Profile picture of the author Mike Anthony
              Originally Posted by NobleSavage View Post

              And I'm sure it can be done again. Thank for the spelling tip!
              Hey you are welcome. By the time you tell people about baptizim the jig will be up.
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  • Profile picture of the author GailTrahd
    Some churches have made it a business. It's sad. Then it becomes a religion and no one listens or cares. That's when it's more about marketing to a particular audience by giving them what you perceive they will go after because it's what you see from the outside.

    You can say the same thing about a lot of areas of life. I used to love to watch football - now I differentiate between the collegiate working hard to get to the pros and the pro who just hopes to get through the season without an injury and collect his pay. He still loves the game but the focus is so much different.
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  • Profile picture of the author Lizfish
    If you are asking a serious question, then you could have a site with scriptures on it. You can never go wrong with quoting scriptures, Bible studies are useful, but can be subject to the person that is doing the study, However, if you do a site with things like what the bible says about...fear, anxiety and other topics, I think you can't go wrong.
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  • Profile picture of the author Mike Anthony
    Originally Posted by NobleSavage View Post

    I just got a killer christian .com My plan is to flip it. In the mean time I might build something on it to increase the value. I'm willing to spend up to a $1000 on it. I have my own ideas, but wonder what yours are?

    My idea is that you are not likely to make much money because you don't understand the market. there are no "killer" Christian .coms besides Jesus.com Bible.com and a very few others.
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    • Profile picture of the author mojojuju
      Originally Posted by Mike Anthony View Post

      My idea is that you are not likely to make much money because you don't understand the market. there are no "killer" Christian .coms besides Jesus.com Bible.com and a very few others.
      Let's not forget about the most "killer" Christian .com of them all - a domain name which happens to be for sale right now - PontiusPilate.com
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    • Profile picture of the author NobleSavage
      Originally Posted by Mike Anthony View Post

      My idea is that you are not likely to make much money because you don't understand the market. there are no "killer" Christian .coms besides Jesus.com Bible.com and a very few others.
      I understand the market. Not worried about that.
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      • Profile picture of the author Cali16
        Originally Posted by NobleSavage View Post

        I just got a killer christian .com
        If you are serious about getting valuable input, why don't you start by revealing the actual domain first. If you've already registered it there's really no reason to keep it a secret.
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      • Profile picture of the author Mike Anthony
        Originally Posted by NobleSavage View Post

        I understand the market. Not worried about that.
        Your comments in this thread betray you. You don't have the first clue. You are just a marketer willing to jump into anything to make a buck. Look at your"ideas" -

        -JV with a charismatic person to make Youtube videos.
        -Create as a "Shtick" something to convince your audience that they are broken

        To the extent that people enter into this religion "niche" without believing themselves they are con artists (and not all don't believe it so not all are)

        You got the wrong idea about WF - its not a training ground for con artists to get ideas. Selling a religious product is fine purporting to believe what you don't just for a shtick to get cash is fraud. Try the snake oil forum.
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  • Profile picture of the author David Hooper
    On a related note, Purpose Driven Church is a GREAT marketing book.

    I have dealt in this market via the music business a few times. To me, while a hungry market, it presents its own set of problems. People think you're too Christian, not Christian enough, etc. Unless you're really a believer, I wouldn't mess with it.
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    • Profile picture of the author NobleSavage
      Originally Posted by David Hooper View Post

      On a related note, Purpose Driven Church is a GREAT marketing book.

      I have dealt in this market via the music business a few times. To me, while a hungry market, it presents its own set of problems. People think you're too Christian, not Christian enough, etc. Unless you're really a believer, I wouldn't mess with it.
      Rick Warren is a GREAT marketer. He has that entire "Purpose Driven" space trademarked. He seems to be of the newer generation of casual talking preachers. Just checked out his website, too bad he is still pushing gay conversion therapy.

      James Dobson's Focus on the Family is doing well. They have their own zip code just to handle mail. I went to his website and the first thing I got was a "donate now" page with the note : "A serious revenue shortfall is putting key ministries at risk. But your gift today will help ensure families who need us the most—and yours—THRIVE!"

      The Prosperity Gospel seems to have run it's coarse, but Jim Baker is back now selling apocalyptic survival products. Oral Robbert's, 1966 book, God's Formula for Success and Prosperity, reminds me of Warrior Forum.

      Healing never seems to go out of style. Benny Hinn is flying around in a private jet. I'm too ethical to promise to heal people -- that is just plain evil.

      "End Time Events" and the Rapture never seem to go out of style. That is kind of a curious niche. You can predict the exact day the world will end and people will still follow you the day it doesn't, like nothing happened.

      Joyce Myer has a nice jet. What is her angle? I know she got Ministry Watch on her ass, but it hasn't seemed to slow her down.
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      • Profile picture of the author Mike Anthony
        Originally Posted by NobleSavage View Post

        Healing never seems to go out of style. Benny Hinn is flying around in a private jet. I'm too ethical to promise to heal people -- that is just plain evil.
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        Oh please spare us. You've already revealed that you want to make a quick buck faking to believe in a religion. Nothing even remotely ethical about that and its already plain evil. You are also using the thread to discuss religion which is not an allowed subject. If anything you've demonstrated that unethical people attach themselves to religion rather than religion being systemically unethical or even all about marketing for cash. Well Done.

        As for the people you mentioned you cannot prove they all do not believe what they "sell" but we know that you do not believe and yet still want to sell people that you do just so you can make some money. Even if they were all frauds there would still be the tens of thousands of pastors in local churches that never get rich or try to who just serve their community - so you are still without excuse for your plans to become a fraud.
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        • Profile picture of the author NobleSavage
          Originally Posted by Mike Anthony View Post

          Oh please spare us. You've already revealed that you want to make a quick buck faking to believe in a religion. Nothing even remotely ethical about that and its already plain evil. You are also using the thread to discuss religion which is not an allowed subject. If anything you've demonstrated that unethical people attach themselves to religion rather than religion being systemically unethical or even all about marketing for cash. Well Done.

          As for the people you mentioned you cannot prove they all do not believe what they "sell" but we know that you do not believe and yet still want to sell people that you do just so you can make some money. Even if they were all frauds there would still be the tens of thousands of pastors in local churches that never get rich or try to who just serve their community - so you are still without excuse for your plans to become a fraud.
          Calm down. I'm just going to flip this domain for a few bucks.
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          • Profile picture of the author Mike Anthony
            Originally Posted by NobleSavage View Post

            Calm down. I'm just going to flip this domain for a few bucks.
            You are in this thread discussing options on how to be a fraud so you give no directions to anyone. BTW very calm. See frauds on the internet all the time. Don't confuse nailing you on lack of ethics with anger.

            Originally Posted by Sweersz View Post

            It's a real shame that people are being held captive by the biggest scam humanity has ever faced which is known as religion.
            that would make some sense if the major religions of the world originally made their founders and early adherents rich. The biggest scam humanity has ever seen is people who believe they know things about other people based on skin color, religion or gender. Thats behind slavery, genocides and almost all atrocities. Religion has been hijacked towards that end on some occassions and freed people from them in others.

            What's perfect about this niche though is there is a huge potential to make a ton of money. This is because religious people are typically gullible, sometimes dull, and definitely can't manage money very well.
            Ridiculous silly nonsense. Since most of the world is theistic and has been for hundred of years that would mean the economy would always be in the tanker
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        • Profile picture of the author Sweersz
          It's a real shame that people are being held captive by the biggest scam humanity has ever faced which is known as religion.

          What's perfect about this niche though is there is a huge potential to make a ton of money. This is because religious people are typically gullible, sometimes dull, and definitely can't manage money very well. Because of this, they are easily persuaded to buy products. Trust me on this.

          Worst case scenario, put a donate button somewhere and become a millionaire overnight. Well, not quite at that rate, but if you establish a large following and really speak to people much like they believe some god is speaking to them, they will consume.
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      • Profile picture of the author melprise
        Originally Posted by NobleSavage View Post

        Rick Warren is a GREAT marketer. He has that entire "Purpose Driven" space trademarked. He seems to be of the newer generation of casual talking preachers. Just checked out his website, too bad he is still pushing gay conversion therapy.
        You mean, he's reviving what was the preponderant psychiatric approach to homosexual behavior (that it was and is a condition, that can be reversed) as opposed to pushing the "you're born gay" secular gospel. I say cheers to him for doing so, as opposed to the craven cowardice of the academic establishment, for buckling under to PC pressure. Let's be tolerant both ways, not all of us buy the social left dogma.
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  • Profile picture of the author NobleSavage
    I guess discussing religion is against the rules, so let's just shut up about it. Would anyone care if I said I want to sell Reiki crystals?
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    • Profile picture of the author Mike Anthony
      Originally Posted by NobleSavage View Post

      Would anyone care if I said I want to sell Reiki crystals?
      You are just full of legit ethical ideas on how to make some cash eh?
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      • Profile picture of the author NobleSavage
        Originally Posted by Mike Anthony View Post

        You are just full of legit ethical ideas on how to make some cash eh?
        Oh yeah. I also have the domain "JustSkeptical.com" I'm probably going to develop that and not worry about the profit.
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        • Profile picture of the author Mike Anthony
          Originally Posted by NobleSavage View Post

          Oh yeah. I also have the domain "JustSkeptical.com" I'm probably going to develop that and not worry about the profit.

          I have one of those as well. Picked it up with existing links so should rank in google quickly. I am going to develop it too only mine is skeptical of the skeptics. REAL skepticism not just of one side. Taking it up a notch. lol
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          • Profile picture of the author NobleSavage
            Originally Posted by Mike Anthony View Post

            I have one of those as well. Picked it up with existing links so should rank in google quickly. I am going to develop it too only mine is skeptical of the skeptics. REAL skepticism not just of one side. Taking it up a notch. lol
            Maybe we could work out some mutually beneficial battle of skepticism.
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            • Profile picture of the author Mike Anthony
              Originally Posted by NobleSavage View Post

              Maybe we could work out some mutually beneficial battle of skepticism.
              If your logic has a deeper side then sure. I'm not up to taking candy from kids. too easy and they cry too much.
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              • Profile picture of the author NobleSavage
                Originally Posted by Mike Anthony View Post

                If your logic has a deeper side then sure. I'm not up to taking candy from kids. too easy and they cry too much.
                I'm well seasoned. Don't worry about me. Skepticism is a broad market with a lot of niches. What are you thinking?
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  • Profile picture of the author Gh0zt
    If you are looking to sell the domain - it could fetch you a nice price from a Christian organization - often they have funds available to them because of donations. Fortunately with well over 200 denominations, there is quite a big market there!

    But I don't know the domain name so I can't give better info - sorry - I can recommend you email all the churches and start discussion though.
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    • Profile picture of the author NobleSavage
      Originally Posted by Gh0zt View Post

      If you are looking to sell the domain - it could fetch you a nice price from a Christian organization - often they have funds available to them because of donations. Fortunately with well over 200 denominations, there is quite a big market there!

      But I don't know the domain name so I can't give better info - sorry - I can recommend you email all the churches and start discussion though.
      Hey GhOzt. I was born in England. I'll PM you the name.
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